Patents by Inventor Thomas Muller

Thomas Muller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10532844
    Abstract: A thermoform packaging machine including a forming station, a sealing station, a cutting station and a film conveying unit. The film conveying unit includes a clamp chain arranged on a lateral edge of a bottom film, wherein the clamp chain cyclically conveys the bottom film in a direction of production during operation, the bottom film is advanced one cycle length in each cycle of the thermoform packaging machine. Further, the thermoform packaging machine may include a pulling device that pulls a pull section of the bottom film and/or a top film in a direction parallel to the direction of production relative to the lateral edge of the bottom film held by the clamp chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Grimm, Thomas Müller
  • Publication number: 20190393651
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, comprising an electrical connector and a cable connected to the electrical connector, which each have at least one conductor pair for transferring a differential signal, wherein the cable has a first section and the electrical connector has a second section, in which second section the conductor pair has plug contacts, and wherein the conductors have a first mutual distance (X) in the first section and a second mutual distance (Y) in the second section, which second mutual distance is greater than the first distance, wherein an intermediate section, in which the distance of the conductors of a conductor pair increases toward a plugging end of the electrical connector, is formed between the first section and the second section, wherein the conductor pair is surrounded by a conductor pair shield in the first section and/or in the second section, which conductor pair shield shields the conductor pair from external electromagnetic influences, and wherein
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas LÖDDING, Gunnar ARMBRECHT, Thomas MÜLLER, Rainer BIPPUS, Richard PICHLMAIER
  • Publication number: 20190381482
    Abstract: A process for producing doped nanoparticles, in particular for N-doped nanoparticles, includes a hydrothermal process using an organic nitrogen-containing compound or a mineral acid having at least one nitrogen atom. In particular, the photocatalytically active particles produced are characterized by a particularly high activity even in visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Nina Müller, Peter Rogin, Peter William de Oliveira, Thomas Müller
  • Publication number: 20190367516
    Abstract: The present application relates to positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic M2 receptor, especially to novel 7-substituted 1-arylnaphthyridine-3-carboxamides, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof, alone or in combinations, for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders and/or renal disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henrik TELLER, Alexander STRAUB, Markus BRECHMANN, Thomas MÜLLER, Mark MEININGHAUS, Katrin NOWAK-REPPEL, Hanna TINEL, Klaus MÜNTER, Daniela FLIEGNER, Thomas MONDRITZKI, Melissa BOULTADAKIS ARAPINIS, Tobias MARQUARDT, Alexandros VAKALOPOULOS, Anne-Sophie REBSTOCK, Matthias Beat WITTWER
  • Patent number: 10487925
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustment arrangement (10), comprising a rotating input element (26) at which a first torque from a motor arrangement (18, 22) can be inputted into the adjustment arrangement, a rotating output element (16) at which a second torque can be outputted by the adjustment arrangement, and a transmission portion for converting the first torque into the second torque, the transmission portion comprising a transmission means (32) having a first threaded portion (30) and a second threaded portion (34), the first threaded portion converting a rotation of the input element (26) into an axial movement of the transmission means, and the second threaded portion converting an axial movement of the transmission means into a rotation of the output element (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Müller, Jörg Hillen, Thordes Lüttchens, Mathias Wieland, Thomas Schuth
  • Patent number: 10449635
    Abstract: In known methods for through-cut detection in the thermally assisted through cutting of a workpiece, the workpiece is subjected to a first alternating signal. A method that allows a fast and accurate detection of a through-cut made comprises the method steps of detecting a second alternating electrical signal caused by the first alternating electrical signal in a measurement electrode spaced from the workpiece, determining the phase shift between the first and second alternating electrical signals to output a phase shift signal, and detecting a temporal evolution of the phase shift electrical signal or a measurement variable derived therefrom in a predetermined time interval. When a workpiece through-cut is made, it is detected in that the phase shift signal or the measurement variable derived therefrom is in the time interval within a predetermined fluctuation range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Messer Cutting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Murat Cetin Bayram, Thomas Müller
  • Patent number: 10441942
    Abstract: The reaction tube for preparing hydrogen cyanide comprises a cylindrical tube composed of ceramic, a catalyst comprising platinum applied to the inner wall of the tube and also at least one insert composed of ceramic, having three or four fins pointing from the tube axis to the inner wall of the tube, which is inserted into the cylindrical tube, wherein the fins divide the tube interior space into substantially straight channels with substantially identical circle segment cross sections and wherein the mean gap between the ends of the fins and the inner wall of the tube is in the range of 0.1 to 3 mm. In the method for preparing hydrogen cyanide, ammonia and at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having 1 to 4 carbon atoms are reacted in the reaction tube at 1000 to 1400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa, GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Steffan, Martin Steurenthaler, Thomas Müller, Martin Körfer, Steffen Krill
  • Publication number: 20190312548
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to radiating light on to a front surface of a glass pane comprising a first surface and a second surface defining a thickness between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first surface is substantially parallel to the second surface; detecting a transmittance of the light through the glass pane; comparing the transmittance through the glass pane to a reference transmittance value corresponding to a clean reference glass pane; and determining, using the transmittance and the reference transmittance, a soiling metric of a photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Eduardo F. Fernandez, Matthew Thomas Muller, Leonardo Micheli, Florencia Marina Almonacid Cruz
  • Patent number: 10435403
    Abstract: The present application relates to positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic M2 receptor, especially to novel 7-substituted 1-arylnaphthyridine-3-carboxamides, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof, alone or in combinations, for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders and/or renal disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henrik Teller, Alexander Straub, Markus Brechmann, Thomas Müller, Mark Meininghaus, Katrin Nowak-Reppel, Hanna Tinel, Klaus Münter, Daniela Fliegner, Thomas Mondritzki, Melissa Boultadakis Arapinis, Tobias Marquardt, Alexandros Vakalopoulos, Anne-Sophie Rebstock, Matthias Beat Wittwer
  • Patent number: 10414765
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel (2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)methyl-substituted perhydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole derivatives, to methods for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof alone or in combinations for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prevention of respiratory disorders including sleep-related respiratory disorders such as obstructive sleep apneas and central sleep apneas and snoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Martina Delbeck, Michael Hahn, Thomas Müller, Heinrich Meier, Klemens Lustig, Johanna Mosig, Luisella Toschi, Udo Albus, Doris Gehring, Björn Rosenstein
  • Publication number: 20190263371
    Abstract: A fluid-operated braking system (1) for a tractor-trailer vehicle includes a trailer control valve (2), a parking brake module (3), and an electronic control unit (4) electrically connected to the trailer control valve (2) and to the parking brake module (3). A pressure fluid accumulator (13) of the braking system (1) is connected to a control pressure input (P43) of the trailer control valve (2). A redundancy circuit controls the control pressure input (P43), even during a malfunction of the control unit (4). The parking brake module (3) includes a control valve (14), a redundancy valve (15) and a changeover valve (16) controlled by an electronic switch unit (20) with a holding function. When the control unit (4) malfunctions, the last error-free switching position of the control valve (14) or the redundancy valve is maintained until a operationally safe resting state is reached or the ignition system is switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Goers, Thomas Müller, Jakob Friedrich Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10389066
    Abstract: An insertion-type connecting arrangement having at least one first and one second insertion-type connector and an arrangement of insertion points having at least one first and one second insertion point for the insertion of the insertion-type connectors, there being connected to the first insertion-type connector two or more cores laid up at a preset first lay length and to the second insertion-type connector two or more cores laid up at a preset second lay length, having a coding mechanism which allows the first insertion-type connector to be inserted in the first insertion point but not in the second one and which allows the second insertion-type connector to be inserted in the second insertion point but not in the first one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gunnar Armbrecht, Stephan Kunz, Thomas Müller
  • Patent number: 10363985
    Abstract: A holder for a two-wheeler accessory, in particular for a two-wheeler lock, comprises a base body by which a contact surface is defined which the two-wheeler accessory contacts when it is received in the holder and one or more pivot clips that each comprise a holding limb and a lever limb and are pivotable about a pivot axis beyond a dead center between a release position and a securing position in order to allow a receiving of the two-wheeler accessory in the holder or a removal of the two-wheeler accessory from the holder in the release position and to block the two-wheeler against a removal from the holder in the securing position by means of the holding limb when said two-wheeler accessory is received in the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Abus August Bremicker Sohne KG
    Inventor: Thomas Muller
  • Patent number: 10363323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrophobic modified peptides for the specific delivery of labels to the liver, preferably to hepatocytes, in vitro as well as in vivo. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said hydrophobic modified peptide(s) and the label(s) to be specifically delivered to the liver. The present invention furthermore relates to the diagnostic use of the inventive hydrophobic modified peptides as well as to a method for the diagnosis of liver diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAT HEIDELBERG
    Inventors: Walter Mier, Stephan Urban, Stefan Mehrle, Uwe Haberkorn, Thomas Müller, Vasileios Askoxylakis
  • Publication number: 20190225501
    Abstract: In a method for producing hydrogen cyanide by passing a feed mixture comprising ammonia and methane through reaction tubes, coated on the inner surface with a catalyst comprising platinum, at a reaction temperature of 1000° C. to 1400° C., operated for a time period of at least 100 h, the concentration difference between the ammonia concentration and the methane concentration in the product gas mixture is maintained in a range of from 1.05 % by volume to 3.0% by volume for at least 80% of the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Steurenthaler, Martin STEFFAN, Thomas Muller, Manfred Bauml
  • Patent number: 10350206
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) as defined herein and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Anne Mengel, Hans-Georg Lerchen, Manfred Möwes, Thomas Müller, Lars Bärfacker, Marion Hitchcock, Arwed Cleve, Joachim Kuhnke, Hans Briem, Gerhard Siemeister, Wilhelm Bone, Amaury Ernesto Fernandez-Montalvan, Jens Schröder, Ursula Mönning, Simon Holton
  • Publication number: 20190184799
    Abstract: A vehicle tailgate structure including a first panel portion including a composite material and a second panel portion overmolded onto the first panel portion, the first and second panel portions forming together a body portion, a transverse beam and side beams connecting the transverse beam to the body portion, wherein the transverse beam includes a hinge attachment portion configured to receive a hinge attachment part, wherein the first panel portion has a bent strip in the transverse beam, and wherein the bent strip is raised with respect to a remaining portion of the first panel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
    Inventors: Martin KERSCHBAUM, Julien TACHON, Takashi KUROSE, Frank ANNA, Thomas MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 10315937
    Abstract: A static devolatilization apparatus (1) for germ reduction of a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus (1) comprises a housing (10), an inlet (12), an outlet (14), a fluid-contacting surface (20) comprising a biocide (22) embodied to reduce the germ count of the fluid (2), wherein the fluid-contacting surface (20) is a fluid-contacting surface (20) of a static mixing element (30). The present invention further relates to a process for reducing the germ count of a fluid containing germs (2?) using the apparatus (1) and also to the use of the apparatus (1) in the germ reduction of fuel oil, of food products, or water decontamination, preferably decontamination of waste water, industrial process water, or the treatment of drinking water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sulzer Chemtech AG
    Inventors: Hanns Wolf Oberwalder, Sebastian Oberwalder, Thomas Müller, Marc Wehrli, Sebastian Hirschberg
  • Patent number: 10273737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive arrangement, comprising a motor drive shaft, which makes the drive force of a motor available, an output shaft, via which the drive arrangement outputs and accumulates a rotational force, a coupling, which is designed to transmit a rotational force from the motor drive shaft to the output shaft and from the output shaft to the motor drive shaft, and a braking arrangement, which counteracts a rotational movement of the output shaft with a braking force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Müller, Jörg Hillen, Mathias Wieland
  • Patent number: D846968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SOHNE KG
    Inventor: Thomas Müller